[lbo-talk] Democrats and government

[Wojtek S]

Marv: "If Obama, with the political momentum and a Congressional
majority, had pilloried and punished the bankers and imposed tough new
restrictions on their activities, had steadfastly pinned
responsibility for the crisis on the Republicans and Wall Street..."
etc.

[WS:]  This is like arguing that had the pope mobilized all his
divisions against the Nazis, WW2 would have had a different outcome.

Can you name a single government in the developed world that stood
against the neoliberal agenda of banks and corporations during the
past decade or so?  Whether socialist or conservative, they all lined
up hats in hand to get the finance capital stamp of approval.  You
need a revolution to change that.  Do not expect the POTUS or, for
that matter, any other head of state to start one for you.

Wojtek